Clothesline support



Jut'l'e 24. I924- 1,498,734

5. M. KAUL.

CLOTHE SLINE SUPPORT Filed Avril 26 1922 1 1-91 FIG. Z FIG. 5

INVENTOR WITNESSES Patented June 24, 192

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HERMAN M. KAUL, OF GEDARBURG, WISCONSIN.

CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT.

Application filed April 26, 1922. Serial No. 556,588.

T 0 all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN M. KAUL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cedarburg, in the county of Ozaukee and State of Wisconsin have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothesline Supports, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

The invention relates to clothes-line supports and more particularly to a clothes-line prop or standard.

As usually constructed, a simple crotch at the top of the clothes-line prop is used to re ceive the clothes-line. It frequently happens that the line slips in the crotch and the prop falls to the ground. In order to overs come this difficulty I have provided a clothes-line prop in which a spring cooper ates with a notch to hold the line against slippage.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Fig. l is a side view of a device embodying the invention; F ig. 2 is a detail view similar to Fig. 1 showing the line in place; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken along the line 3-8 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4: is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing a modification of the spring retainer.

In the drawings the numeral 5 designates a clothes-line prop or standard, preferably made of wood. The top of this standard has a crotch formed therein, preferably in the form of a slot 5 having a flared upper end formed by the bevelled edges 6. The slot 5 is adapted to receive the clothes-line 7 and the bevelled edges 6 assist in guiding the line into the slot.

In order to firmly hold the line 7 in position I provide a U-shaped spring 8 which is positioned on the prop so as to straddle the notch or slot 5, the ends 9 of said spring being pointed and turned in so as to be embedded 1n the prop and spaced staples 10 straddle the lower end portions of the legs of the spring 8 and fasten the spring seof the slot 5 is less than the thickness of the clothes-line, it will be apparent that when the line is pushed down into the slot that it will press upon the spring and the spring in turn will exert a pressure against the line to hold it against slippage. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the legs may be straightbut said legs may each be provided with a kink or bend 12, such kink on one leg extending in the opposite direction from that on the other leg and being formed on the legs slightly above the bottom of the slot so that the line 7 may be held between the slot and the kinked portion of the leg, as shown in Fig. I. A rivet 18 may be secured to the prop and extend at right angles to the slot 5 to prevent splitting of the prop.

hat I claim as my invention is:

1. A clothes line prop having. a parallelsided slot in one end thereof to receive a clothes line, all-shaped spring member-having legs secured to said end and extending upwardly beyond the slot in a plane normally bisecting said slot, said legs being adapted to bind said line between them and either adjacent side of the slot.

2. A clothes line prop having a clothes line receiving slot in one end thereof, said slot having a flaring entrance portion and a parallel-sided clothes line clamping portion, a U-shaped spring member straddling said slot in a plane normally bisecting said slot, said spring member having legs se cured to the prop below the slot and being adapted to bind said line between the legs and either adjacent side of the slot.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HERMAN M. KAUL. 

